slingbox quick question - Page 3

**dschoenike** · #21 (**permalink**) 04-08-2009, 05:05 PM

I've been using the leaked slingmedia player, and it seems better then the official version. The one thing that has made a TON of difference for me lately, is flashing a new radio. With the stock sprint 1.03 radio i was getting maybe 15fps and 250 Kbps. Now with the telus 1.04 radio, and the same sling settings, im at 27fps and 650Kbps.
Guess im not stating any real revelations here

A good signal is the key. Ive had slingbox for 2 years, and can finally say its playing on my touch pro as well as it did on my mogul and apache. And all because of a new radio. I never use landscape mode so i cant comment on that.
dschoenike

**jmorton10** · #22 (**permalink**) 04-08-2009, 05:35 PM

I tried the hava for a while, now I have a SlingPro.

The hava was a pile of cr@p, I had NOTHING but hardware problems with it. After I had gone through three of them & saw other people online complaining of similar problems I got a refund on the hava (what a nightmare that was, hava's CS is absolutely awful) & bought the sling & all my problems where solved (that was over a year ago).

At this point, my SB setup works almost perfectly (even in landscape). I redid a bunch of stuff in my LAN recently including replacing the router (I have a Cisco WRT160N V2) & this is the first time I can honestly say it works as well as my old Titan setup did.

I use the SlingMobile setup hooked to my 7" NAV screen every day & it works super. That is always landscape as the video out automatically switches the system to landscape when you plug it in. I run Mighty 4.16 & the Telus radio.

I am using the latest official SB mobile setup. I tried the leaked beta when it was first posted & didn't see any difference at all, so the last time I reinstalled I used the official version. Other posters have said it made a big difference so it may depend on each individual system.

~John

Skelator03 · #23 (**permalink**) 04-08-2009, 05:44 PM

so the video out auto to lanscape so if my landscape view not working then no video out for me ? right?

Chuck_IV · #24 (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 11:50 PM

FYI, SlingMedia has released a NEW version of the their mobile slingplayer for the Touch Pro. It is version 1.6.0.114 and it does a MUCH better job in Landscape mode.

The picture quality isn't as good as .112 IMO but it's landscape smoothness is worth it.

Fitefreak · #25 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck_IV

FYI, SlingMedia has released a NEW version of the their mobile slingplayer for the Touch Pro. It is version 1.6.0.114 and it does a MUCH better job in Landscape mode.

The picture quality isn't as good as .112 IMO but it's landscape smoothness is worth it.

Do you happen to have the cab? Whenever I click 'Check for Updates' it tells me I already have the latest version.

stevedusa · #26 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fitefreak

Do you happen to have the cab? Whenever I click 'Check for Updates' it tells me I already have the latest version.

http://downloads.slingmedia.com/get/spm-ppc-us.html

Fitefreak · #27 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 05:53 AM

Thanks!

Chuck_IV · #28 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fitefreak

Do you happen to have the cab? Whenever I click 'Check for Updates' it tells me I already have the latest version.

I had an issue with not being able to download it from their site. When I'd click on the download button, nothing would happen. I had to download it from the mobile site, with my phone. I tried using IE8 AND FireFox but neither worked.

Anyway, here is the cab if anyone needs...

Wingzfan · #29 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 09:57 AM

Check craigslist for a Slingbox. I got my proHD model for $50. I use it daily and have yet to have any issues with it. Theres another thread comparring Hava and SB on here somewhere and I will admit Hava had a slightly better picture in portrait mode because it used "natural" codecs to produce the image however it requires more bandwith to get those signals. Im still running version .111 and my lanndscape mode works great. I watch alot of hockey on my TP in landscape and it does a great job even on a weak signal. If landscape mode is your biggest need then SB is what you'll need, at least until Hava figures out they're landscape issues. I wouldnt hold my breath though, its been choppy for months now and no fix in sight.

Skelator03 · #30 (**permalink**) 04-14-2009, 12:24 PM

So i got an update for anyone if they care.... i tried to do the orb thing first as this seemed cheapest. with hardware issues and the cost of a good coax pci card i returned it and went to the hava really enjoyed it for a week but after looking at their forums and see that there was no one there from the company even trying to help anyone out and the landscape not working i then went to the slingbox last night. couldnt get the mobile player from their site so i signed on here last night on my phone and right there it was thanks to Chuck IV he was a life saver and didnt even know it. the portrait is better on the hava and the picture all around looks better on the hava but i believe the slingbox to have more support and worth the extra 30 bucks. THANKS GEEKS!!!! appreciate everyone help